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#DBD2C0

Oat · very light warm orange

About #DBD2C0

With the hex code #DBD2C0, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 82% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 12% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Oat — a ΔE of 1.7 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C0C9DB, a silver shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.99:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red219
Green210
Blue192

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 1.7
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 2.9
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 8.3

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #DBD2C0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #DBD2C0.
1.50:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #DBD2C0.
13.99:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DBD2C0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DBD2C0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D7D1BF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D9D4C0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E0CFCD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DBD2C0?

With the hex code #DBD2C0, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 82% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 12% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DBD2C0?

Use black text. Black on #DBD2C0 has a contrast ratio of 13.99:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DBD2C0?

Its complementary colour is #C0C9DB, and analogous partners are #DBC5C0 and #D7DBC0.